Check Dams

This report by the State Groundwater Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh presents an estimation of the State’s groundwater resources. The sustainable development and management of the resource requires precise quantitative assessment based on valid scientific principles. The updated Groundwater Estimation Committee methodology – 1997 has been used and detailed guidelines were formulated through discussions and deliberations in the State Level Groundwater Estimation Committee.

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This study by SK Sharma and Green Systems, details the current situation of the National Capital Region (NCR) area, in terms of geohydrology, climate and water usage. It also explains the various laws that have been put in place to increase groundwater replenishment.

With this information, the author makes a series of proposals to recharge the groundwater in the NCR. The NCR consists of parts of the states of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, besides New Delhi itself. The rapid urbanisation of these areas is leading to water being consumed at a pace, far greater than its replenishment.

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The study applies the methodology developed by United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA), Soil Conservation Services (SCS) for the nine subwatersheds of the representative Dudhnai basin in Assam & Meghalaya and estimates the runoff volume on a daily basis for the period 1986-1991. The method is widely adopted for the estimation of runoff from rainfall depths and takes into account the important physical aspects of a basin on which runoff depends such as land-use, hydrological soil cover and antecedent moisture condition.Read More

This presentation describes the work of Reliance Energy, in taking up water management initiatives with the local community around their plant in Dahanu. The work taken up includes constructing check dams, weirs and installing hand pumps for providing drinking water to the community. As a result of this, people in approximately 17 villages were benefitted as the availability of potable water improved and ground water levels increased resulting in higher incomes for the villagers. Read More